Great track selection for this week. This was the first time I've run GT cars on this circuit and hopefully not the last!
Qual: My power went out for about an hour and a half before the race, and just came back on around 9:40. By the time I got into the game I barely had enough time to sneak my laps in :eek: I did manage to get into the 34s, however, which was good enough to start in P8.
Race 1: A bit of a ragged start, Eric was a bit a slow off the line so I thought I could sneak past on the outside. The Mosler lacked the nuts though to complete the overtake, and Eric got the nose of his BMW inside heading into turn 1. There was quite a bit of pushing and shoving through the first few turns so I just decided to settle in around P9, I believe. I started to take the fight to Glenn for P8, and we had a good run for several laps. He ended up getting loose coming down the hill allowing me to get past, and that was the last real excitement for the race. I was gifted P7 when Sam's race ended, and that is where I finished.
Race 2: Started P2...so I knew I would have to catch a few breaks to keep the BMWs/Vettes at bay. Luck bounced my way as there was some trouble behind, allowing myself and J. Fellows to get a bit of a gap. I followed him close for the first lap and a half, then I made a poor decision at the end of the downhill. I had a bit of lag with him, which caused his car to jump around a bit on my screen. I flinched at one of the twitches coming into the braking zone and shot inside, off-line, and had no grip. I plowed straight through the turn, in front of at least James, and ended up in the sand. Miraculously no contact was made, but I'm sure I messed up others following. I'll go back and watch the replays to see who I need to apologize to. In any case very sorry for what at the very least was quite a scare on an early lap. I think I re-entered somewhere around P9. The car was still in one piece, so I set off once again following James. About a lap later he and the car in front of him had a moment and I was able to pick up a couple spots. This was when the real fun started. I found myself once again behind Glenn, with Jarrod close behind. Jarrod got by as I drifted around the final corner heading onto the backstretch, which then started a 3-way battle that lasted for probably 10 laps. We stayed within .500 seconds almost the entire time, very fun battle. This track was so hard to pass on, and the BMW gets very wide when defending - very frustrating to follow on this track
I made a last ditch effort to catch Jarrod coming down the hill through the final corner, had a huge run on him and wanted to dart to the inside, but as I cranked the wheel to head right I dropped the left rear. Oh well
I did end up shooting across the track and smashing the wall, but I was able to limp across the finish without losing position. Finished once again in P7. For a race that started off so poorly (for me), it sure ended in a fun way
Good races by all, see you next time !
